Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Indians
34-46, 15-25 Away
5
34-46, 15-25 Away
Final
33-50, 19-25 Home
2
33-50, 19-25 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Crosby (5, C Lee)
- HRO Cabrera (3, 9th inning off R Perez 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIK Suzuki (33), M Holliday (43), A Kennedy (26), O Cabrera (27)
- 2Out RBIM Holliday
- SFA Kennedy
- SHA Kennedy
- GIDPJ Cust; B Crosby
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-9 (M Holliday 1-1, O Cabrera 0-2, J Cust 0-3, K Suzuki 1-1, M Ellis 0-1, B Crosby 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSB Crosby (1, Home by C Lee/K Shoppach)
- SBA Kennedy (8, 2nd base off C Lee/K Shoppach)
Indians Hitting
a-grounded to first for C Gimenez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BS Choo (16, G Gonzalez); G Sizemore (14, G Gonzalez); B Francisco (18, A Bailey)
- HRJ Peralta (5, 6th inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIG Sizemore (44), J Peralta (35)
- 2Out RBIG Sizemore
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-6 (S Choo 0-1, R Garko 1-1, V Martinez 0-1, B Francisco 0-1, C Gimenez 0-1, J Peralta 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Carroll-A Cabrera-R Garko, A Cabrera-J Carroll-R Garko)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Gonzalez(W,1-2) |
M. Wuertz(H,9) |
A. Bailey(S,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 92-56 | 6.17 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 2.77 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.03 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 140-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Gonzalez 13-25; M Wuertz 2-5; A Bailey 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Gonzalez 16-11-14-15; M Wuertz 3-7-4-2; A Bailey 4-3-2-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Gonzalez 6-4; M Wuertz 2-0; A Bailey 2-2
- Game ScoresG Gonzalez 59
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- WPC Lee
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Lee 19-28; J Veras 5-8; R Perez 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Lee 11-8-29-21; J Veras 5-3-1-6; R Perez 0-2-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Lee 7-7; J Veras 3-2; R Perez 1-2
- Game ScoresC Lee 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K Suzuki singled to center, A Kennedy scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | G Sizemore doubled to deep right, J Carroll scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | M Holliday singled to right, R Davis scored, K Suzuki to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | A Kennedy hit sacrifice fly to right, L Powell scored, B Crosby to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Peralta homered to right center. | 3 | 2 | |
| 8th | B Crosby grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Ellis scored, L Powell out at second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9th | O Cabrera homered to left. | 5 | 2 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
6:05 PM, 5 July 2009
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 19,105
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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